to inherit something
1inherit — in‧her‧it [ɪnˈhert] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to receive money or property from someone after they have died: • She will inherit her father s entire fortune when he dies. inherit something from somebody • We built the house on land inherited from …
2inherit */*/ — UK [ɪnˈherɪt] / US verb Word forms inherit : present tense I/you/we/they inherit he/she/it inherits present participle inheriting past tense inherited past participle inherited 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to receive property or money from… …
3Inherit — To inherit something is to get it from one s ancestors through legal succession (e.g., inherit the throne ), or through a bequest (e.g., inherited money from his deceased aunt ), or from genetic transmission (e.g., inherited color blindness from… …
4inherit — [[t]ɪnhe̱rɪt[/t]] inherits, inheriting, inherited 1) VERB If you inherit money or property, you receive it from someone who has died. [V n] He has no son to inherit his land. [V n from n] ...paintings that he inherited from his father. [V ed]… …
5inherit — in|her|it [ ın herıt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to receive property or money from someone who has died: inherit something from someone: He inherited the business from his father. a ) to receive a right or an official social… …
6inherit — in|her|it [ınˈherıt] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: enheriter to say that someone will receive your property after death , from Latin hereditas; HEREDITY] 1.) [I and T] to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died… …
7inherit — verb 1 (I, T) to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died: inherit sth from: She inherited the land from her grandfather. 2 (T) to have a problem caused by mistakes that other people have made in the past: inherit sth from:… …
8inherit — [ɪnˈherɪt] verb [T] 1) to receive property or money from someone when they die He inherited the business from his father.[/ex] 2) to be born with the same appearance or character as one of your parents The boys inherited Derek s good looks.[/ex]… …
9inherit — /ɪn herɪt/ verb to get something from a person who has died ● When her father died she inherited the shop. ● He inherited £10,000 from his grandfather …
10in the event of something — in the event of sth | in the event that sth happens idiom if sth happens • In the event of an accident, call this number. • Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death. Main entry: ↑eventidiom …
